6.8% ▲ +16.8%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.8%
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 6.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
South Lismore · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in South Lismore
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Only 6.8% of people in South Lismore were born overseas, a figure far below the national average. This small proportion of overseas-born residents reflects a population with deep roots in Australia and a strong connection to traditional European heritage.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Most residents claim Australian (42.8%) or English (40.6%) ancestry. Irish, Scottish, and German heritage are also common, with figures of 13.9%, 12.3% and 5.9% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The typical resident was born in Australia, which accounts for 87.4% of the population. This is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3% and the national figure of 27.7%, with the few overseas births mostly coming from New Zealand and England.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in South Lismore [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13605/south-lismore/topic/ancestry-heritage